We Think You Should Be Aware Of Some Concerning Factors In Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de's (BMV:CIEB) Earnings

Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:CIEB) healthy profit numbers didn't contain any surprises for investors. We believe that shareholders have noticed some concerning factors beyond the statutory profit numbers.

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Zooming In On Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de's Earnings

As finance nerds would already know, the accrual ratio from cashflow is a key measure for assessing how well a company's free cash flow (FCF) matches its profit. The accrual ratio subtracts the FCF from the profit for a given period, and divides the result by the average operating assets of the company over that time. You could think of the accrual ratio from cashflow as the 'non-FCF profit ratio'.

Therefore, it's actually considered a good thing when a company has a negative accrual ratio, but a bad thing if its accrual ratio is positive. While having an accrual ratio above zero is of little concern, we do think it's worth noting when a company has a relatively high accrual ratio. Notably, there is some academic evidence that suggests that a high accrual ratio is a bad sign for near-term profits, generally speaking.

For the year to December 2024, Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de had an accrual ratio of 0.22. We can therefore deduce that its free cash flow fell well short of covering its statutory profit. In fact, it had free cash flow of Mex$313m in the last year, which was a lot less than its statutory profit of Mex$1.49b. Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de shareholders will no doubt be hoping that its free cash flow bounces back next year, since it was down over the last twelve months.

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Our Take On Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de's Profit Performance

Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de didn't convert much of its profit to free cash flow in the last year, which some investors may consider rather suboptimal. Because of this, we think that it may be that Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de's statutory profits are better than its underlying earnings power. But at least holders can take some solace from the 23% EPS growth in the last year. At the end of the day, it's essential to consider more than just the factors above, if you want to understand the company properly. If you want to do dive deeper into Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de, you'd also look into what risks it is currently facing. Our analysis shows 3 warning signs for Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de (2 are a bit unpleasant!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing.

Today we've zoomed in on a single data point to better understand the nature of Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento. de's profit. But there is always more to discover if you are capable of focussing your mind on minutiae. For example, many people consider a high return on equity as an indication of favorable business economics, while others like to 'follow the money' and search out stocks that insiders are buying. So you may wish to see this free collection of companies boasting high return on equity, or this list of stocks with high insider ownership.

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